Washing-machine.



STATES PATENT Ormes.

WILLIAQJ cosnnNAND CHARLES W. DAVIS, 'oF SEATTLE, WASHINQTON, ASSIGNGRS -To sTEBILrzING COMPANY, or SEATTLE', WASHINGTON, A` CQRPQRA- To all whom :it may concern:

Be itkn'own thatl We, WILLIAM COBURN and CHARLES WV. DAVIS', citizens of the United @Statesresiding at Seattle,` in the countyoff/Kingfand e'State of Washington, haveinventedcertain new and useful Improvements" in VVashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

tion,""andL fined by'ylthe claims terminatingk shownV our' invention. embodied inY a form' whichisno'w ,preferred by us, together with a modified 'construction j zl Figure*r v1Vv fis a ltop plan view of our iniprved Wa'sliinginachine. Fig.v2 vdiscloses the same jinl'fsde elevation with portions omitted'. 3, View similar'to Fig. 1 with severalfpats omitted to better illusrate the'i'nvention. Fig. ,tshows'further the construction'of the Washingchamber, the same beinga fragmentary Verticalesection taken Online yof Fig. 1. n Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are sectionalyiews Ataken respectively on lines 5-5 and 6-6 of Fig. 1 and line 7 7 of Fig.f2.to Show the manner in which the meeting edges of the chamber sections are joinedfwhen closed. Fig. 8 discloses, partly 1n section, a modied form of our washing 'chamber as-applied to a Wash tank previously installed, and Fig. 9 is a horizontal section of the chamber taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Referring by like characters of reference to corresponding parts throughout, 1 designates the Washtank or receptacle supported by table 2 and provided with a drain or Waste pipe 3. A spray nozzle 4, disposed in the lowerl part vof the tank for discharging a fluid upwardly, is mounted on the con- Specification of lLetters Patent.

WASHING-MACHINE.

PatentedApr. 18, 1 916.

' y'Application filed September 17, 1914. lSerial No. 862,210.

duit 5 which is connected by a three-navvalve 6 to hot and cold Water pipes 7 and 8 respectively.

A casing 9,` superimposed upon the wash tank 1 and into which the spray from nozzle 4 is discharged, is composed 'of Substantially 4 senil-circular sections 10" and 1.1, the section 10 being fixedly joined to the tank while the component section l1 is pivotally connected to the fixedz sectionby fastener 12 and constitutes a closure-for the last section. An annular groove 13, encircling` fixed section 10, forms a track or guide in vwhich the semicircular side wall of section l1 slides, the

inner Wall of they groove being perforated.,

as at `13', to effect a drainage thereof, as is obvious.

in the preferred embodiment of our invention, we have the movable section slidable over the fixed one and the rear edges of the top and side Walls 11 and 1.1" respec- ,I tively, turned inwardly to provide anges or tongues 14 and 15, respectively, which are vspaced from the walls Iand extend in the direction of closing movement to engage in the grooves or seats beneath the flanges 16 and 17 formed on the underlying top and side walls 10 and 1070i theclixedy section.

On the opposite edge'lportions of thevtop and side walls of the fixed, casing section are provided outwardlyspaced Hanges 18 and 19 for forming seats to receive the fior- Ward edges of top and side lWalls 11 and 11 respectively. It will therefore-.be noted that when the component sectionsconstitute an inclosing casing, the joints between the sections are substantial-ly leakage-proof. fFor opening andi-losing the movable Section, we conveniently mount a handle 20 on' the same. c .c

Within the casing are mounted spaced rails 21 on which a basket or other foraminous support, for the articles being washed, is disposed. Fixed rails 22, on the table,

extend longitudinally of the rails 21 andare .z tended downwardly as in ported-in substantially the plane of the table 2 by braces 25 and surmounted by other rails 26 forming a continuation of rails 22.

In the modification, we make our casing which constitutes the washing chamber, detachable from the wash tank, the former being provided with a circular flange or extension 2T depending from the annular guide 13 and formed with a seat 28 for supporting the casing in place.' This construction is especially adapted for application to wash tanks already installed, the conduit 5 being passed through the extension 27 immediately below groove 13 and above seat 28 and -eX- the preferred con-y struction. v

In operation, the tumblers, or other articles, are placed within the chamber upon the rails 21 and closure lsection 11 moved into closed relation with the fixed section. Valve 6 is then operated, as .by handle 6', to ,admit hot'water to the chamber through nozle 4 and, subsequent to shutting oil this fluid, cold water is then admitted for an interval forthe rinsing purposes. After rinsing, the chamber is opened, and the articles removed to the table wherethey are allowed to drain.

The foregoing detaileddescriptionV hasbeen given for clearness of understandin only, and no undue limitation ,is to be ha therefrom, but be construed as broadly as 1s permissible in View of the prior art.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of Ainerica, 1s:-

l. In a structure of the character den n l scribed, a circular casing having a closure section pivoted concentrically thereto, a guide for the' closure comprising agroove, one wall of which is provided with a drain opening, and flange means on the casing and closure, the means on the latter interlocking with the means on the casing when the closure is in its operative position.

2. A dish-washing apparatus comprising a table and an annular casing Secured therein, an vannular groove in said table about the casing, said casing comprising a fixed half-section secured to the table and a complemental movable half-section, said sections being divided along an axial plane, and the movable section being slidable in said annular groove in one direction over the fixed section, thetop and side Wallsof each secable section the appended claims;v are to tion respectively being formed integral, and

other section.

3. Affdsh-washing apparatus comprising a table and an annular casing'secured therein, anannular groove in said table about the casing, said casing -comprising a fixed half section secured mental movable hal `section, said Sections being divided along an axial plane, and the movable section being slidable in said annular groove in one direction over the fixed section, the top and side walls of each' Section respectively being formed integral, and a flange spaced from the diametrically o posite to and side edges and apted tofit over and engageflunges uponl the respectively adjacent edges of the opposing section.

4. A dish-washing apparatus comprising, a table and an annular casing securedfthexein, an annular groove in saidtable about the casing, said casing comprising a fixed to the table and va comple-v of opposing sections,

half-section secured to the table and a complemental movable half-section, said mo v' being slidable in said@ annular groove in one direction -over the'fxed section, drain openings in one wall'cf l said groove, the top and side walls of each section ,respectively being formed integral and anges upon one section adapted*4 to inter-V 5- lock with lcomplemental flanges upon the'v other section.

5. A dish washing apparatus comprising a table and an annular casing secured there 1n, an annular groove in said table about the casing, said casing-comprising'a fixed half section secured to the table,

lane, and the e 1n said aninterior of the casing, the top and sidewalls.

of each section respectively being formed integral and flanges upon one section adapted to interlock with complemental flanges upon the other section.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signa-` tures in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM COBURN.

. f CHARLES w. DAVIS.

Witnesses: l

` JAMES E. SPR'OLL,

H. M. Brooks.

and a comples` mental movable half-section, said sections 

